CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Butte Cluster Mission Statement:
We walk alongside our community on a journey to a healthy lifestyle. We provide evidence-based, learner-centered activities to create an environment that empowers the whole person, whole family, and whole community
Who We are:
The CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE program of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, and Yuba Counties collaborates with school and community-based partners, UC Master Gardeners and Farm Advisors, and 4-H programs to provide comprehensive, researched-based nutrition, garden and physical activity programming to diverse low-income communities. Recognizing that nutrition and physical activity behaviors are dependent on many factors including individual knowledge and skills and social determinants including access to resources, opportunities and regional and institutional policies, we work with partners to identify and address barriers to health and wellness.
What We Do:
The CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE program of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, and Yuba Counties uses a variety of educational approaches to reach low-income elementary school students, their parents, school administrators, school educators, and community members using SNAP-Ed approved curriculum.
Who We Reach
In 2024 CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Butte Cluster reached over 10,000 youth with nutrition, gardening and physical activity education.
School-based programming extends from the classroom to improved access and quality of physical activity through field-days, school gardens, and school wellness committee work.
Community-based programming reaches low-income adults who are: parents/caregivers, individuals new to the community, and individuals transitioning back into the community.
Direct education classes, and events guide individuals to make healthy food and lifestyle choices within a limited budget.
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Non-Discrimination Statement
California's CalFresh Healthy Living, with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – USDA SNAP, produced this material. These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. For important nutrition information, visit the CalFresh Healthy Living website.
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The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program promotes good nutrition and physical activity as a means of maintaining a healthy lifestyle free of chronic disease. Our goal is to help adults and their families establish & maintain healthy eating habits & physically active lifestyles.
Participants learn to:
- Plan nutritious meals
- Increase physical activity
- Stretch their food dollar
- Practice safe food handling
- Prevent obesity through healthy lifestyles
Adult EFNEP is administered by the University of California Cooperative Extension using Eating Smart • Being Active, a curriculum for adults developed jointly by Colorado State University and the University of California. It is a research-based curriculum based on the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines, designed for nutrition educators to assist limited-resource families with young children to make healthy lifestyle choices.
In 2024, the EFNEP Program in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yuba Counties graduated 230 participants from the Eating Smart Being Active Lesson Series.
- 79% had a positive change in Food Security
- For example, having enough money to get food for your family
- 100% had improvement in one or for Food Resource Management practices and positive change in Diet Quality
- For example, cooking dinner at home, comparing food prices, making a list before grocery shopping, and drinking fewer sugar sweetened beverages.
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If you would like to learn more about how to participate in the Community Nutrition and Health programs offered through the University of California Cooperative Extension in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yuba Counties, please contact
Veronica VanCleave Hunt, Community Nutrition, Health, and Food Security Advisor
(530) 447-0801 ex 1692